Report says NJ Transit board spent more than $10K on business travel

Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerA recent file photo of an NJ Transit train in Newark Penn Station.NEWARK — NJ Transit board members spent more than $10,000 on transportation conferences and travel expenses, which FOX 5 News said happened at a time when fares were going up, according to a report on MyFoxNY.com.

In expense reports obtained by FOX 5, board members Flora Castillo charged NJ Transit $3,400 for a business trip to San Diego, and Ken Pringle used $2,000 in funds for a Seattle business trip. The report said most of these trips occurred before the transit system's financial woes.